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If there's a certain racial group that the government wants to get rid of, this would be a large help. See this article about how records of who is Jewish were
by Thorrez 4y ago
If there's a certain racial group that the government wants to get rid of, this would be a large help. See this article about how records of who is Jewish were important to the Nazis[1].
Although I'm not sure how likely this is to be an actual threat we face.
[1] https://jacquesmattheij.com/if-you-have-nothing-to-hide/ https://jacquesmattheij.com/if-you-have-nothing-to-hide/
- matthewdgreen 4y agoThe East German Stasi kept thousands of “scent jars” so they could use dogs to track specific citizens. I’m not sure how effective DNA surveillance would be in this tracking role, but one could imagine future improvements in the technology that make it more feasible. https://www.spymuseum.org/exhibition-experiences/about-the-collection/collection-highlights/stasi-scent-jars/ https://www.spymuseum.org/exhibition-experiences/about-the-c...